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Hospital patient died from natural causes

A FOUR-month police investigation into the death of a grandmother in a Midland hospital has concluded she died from natural causes. But the family of 73-year-old June Colley today insisted they still want answers over how she died. Read

50 years on, Duncan still draws a crowd

A "SMALL, simple memorial service" turned into a commemoration as colossal as the great man himself as the name Duncan Edwards lived on in front of his impressive statue. Read

Council tax up by £25

COUNCIL tax payers across the Black Country face an inflation-tracking rise in bills of around three per cent. Read

A real head for business

CEMETERIES are certainly not the graveyard of ambition for a Midland dad who is plotting to turn memorials into big business. Read

Prayers for Dudley legend

PRAYERS were being said in memory of legendary Midland footballer Duncan Edwards today as fans marked the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Read

£300m city boost gets green light

A £300 MILLION redevelopment which will transform a city centre and create thousands of new jobs for the Black Country was given the green light today. Read

Women arrested over OAP death

THREE young women have been arrested in conection with the "suspicious" death of a pensioner found at his home in the Black Country. Read

Curtain falls on landmark venue

THE final curtain comes down tomorrow on a Black Country entertainment venue after protesters failed to persuade council bosses to change their minds. Read

Tragic mum death riddle

POLICE investigating the tragic death of a young mum from the Black Country have still not been able to pinpoint how she was electrocuted six weeks on, it was revealed today. Read

Save our library

ANGRY parents and children waving placards and banners protested out-side a century-old Black Country library in a last-ditch bid to save it from the axe. Read

Citizens honoured at award ceremony

A SUPER seven local heroes have been recognised in Good Citizens Awards. Read

Tributes to tragic Lewis

PUPILS, staff and relatives paid sad tribute today to a tragic five-year-old boy who died at the hands of his suicidal mother. Read

Four hurt as car flips on to roof

FOUR young men were injured when a car crashed and flipped on to its roof. Read

Getting bus pass now even easier

GETTING free travel for the over-60s in Dudley has never been easier thanks to a new application service being launched by Centro-WMPTA and Age Concern Dudley. Read

Leg break's snow obstacle to Rowley Regis corporal

A Rowley Regis soldier who was told he would struggle to walk again after breaking his leg in nine places in a skiing accident has amazed doctors by returning to the slopes. Read

Diamond delight for West Bromwich drama group

THE proud history of a West Bromwich drama group which was launched 60 years ago is being celebrated with a Diamond Anniversary pantomime. Read

Folk fans in for a triple treat

THREE special concerts celebrating English traditional music in all its glorious diversity will be coming to Birmingham in April. Read

Blueprint for town's future

A MAJOR scheme to transform Willenhall could lead to more than £100 million of investment being poured into the town. Read

Coach crash driver drink charge

A DRIVER from the Black Country who was at the wheel of a coach which crashed and overturned, leaving six people seriously injured, was today charged by police. Read

Tributes to 'our brave little son'

A BRAIN tumour has claimed the life of a five-year-old boy from the Black Country just a fortnight after an appeal was launched for last-hope treatment in New York. Read